Hagonoy, officially the Municipality of Hagonoy (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Hagonoy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Hagonoy), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,919 people. [3]
Before its creation into a municipality, Hagonoy was a sitio of barrio Digos, municipality of Santa Cruz. Then, when the municipality of Padada was created on July 1, 1949, Hagonoy was annexed as one of its barrios. On May 28, 1953, by virtue of Executive Order No. 596 issued by President Elpidio V. Quirino, Hagonoy was separated from Padada and became a regular municipality.Then in early 1970's, batch of Cebuanos came from Danao City, particularly from Caputatan, among them Nathaniel Capuyan and Loselo Capuno Sr., who worked in the sugarcane plantations and settled in barangay Maliit Digos. And from then on plenty of others who came from Caputatan, Danao City followed, and eventually found a place in a land owned by Alejandro Almendras.
Republic Act No. 2094, which defined the boundaries of Hagonoy, referred to its territory as comprising the barrios of Kibuaya, Upper Sacub, Lower Sacub, Maliit-Digos, La Union, Malabang, Tulogan, Malinao, Guihing, Pawa, Hagonoy, Balutakay, Leling, and Sinayawan, and the sitios of Quezon and Polopolo.[5]
The first set of appointed municipal officials assumed office on July 5 of the same year. Since its creation into a municipality to date, two (2) appointed and seven (7) elected mayors guided the development and destiny of the town. The appointed mayors were Antonio Go Pace (Quirino Administration) and Ramon Sacedon (Magsaysay Administration). The first elected Mayor was Gonzalo S. Palamos Sr.. He served for one term (4 years). Then was elected Board Member of Davao Province (undivided) for two consecutive terms (8 years). Alfredo Salutillo then became mayor of Hagonoy for two consecutive terms Gonzalo S. Palamos Sr. was again elected mayor for his second term. Bartolome G. Hernandez Jr. (1 term and extended by the proclamation of martial law). Mayor Filomeno V. Surposa, was appointed as Officer-In-Charge under the Freedom Constitution after the famous EDSA Revolution and was elected into office during the election on January 17, 1988. Mayor Manuel M. Cabardo was elected in the 1992 elections but opted not to bid for reelection in 1995 which Mayor Filomeno V. Surposa was elected back to office. In the 1998 election, Jose M. Superales Sr. won over Ex-Mayor Filomeno V. Surposa. In the recently conducted election on May 14, 2007, Ret. Gen. Franco Magno Calida won over Jose M. Superales Sr. in a local election and assume office on June 30, 2007.
Geography
Hagonoy fields
The municipality of Hagonoy has a total land area of 114.28 square kilometers representing about three (3%) percent of the total land area of the province of Davao del Sur. Located on the north-eastern coastal end of the Padada Valley, Hagonoy lies on the belly of the seahorse-like shaped province. It is bounded on the north by Digos City, the provincial capital, Davao Gulf on the east, the municipality of Matanao on the west, the municipality of Kiblawan on the south-west and the municipality of Padada on the south. The seat of municipal government is located in Poblacion about 8 kilometers away from Digos City.
The boundaries of the municipality of Hagonoy, Province of Davao del Sur on the North, an imaginary line cutting the Digos-Malalag-Makar road at Km. 311, running due West from the shoreline of Davao Gulf up to imaginary north–south line with longitude 125° 14′ E., then due South along the line to its intersection with an imaginary line running due shoreline of Davao Gulf cutting Digos-Malalag-Makar Road at Km. 318.1 so that the territory of the said municipality shall include the barrios of Kibuaya, Upper Sacub, Lower Sacub, Maliit Digos, La Union, Malabang, Tologan, Malinao, Guihing, Pawa, Hagonoy, Balutakay and Sinayawan and the sitios of Quezon and “Polo-polo”.
Hagonoy is politically subdivided into 21 barangays which are grouped into three (3) major districts; the western or upland barangays, central or rice-producing barangays, and the eastern or coastal barangays. Mainly an agricultural community, upland barangays are planted with corn, sugarcane, soybeans, cotton and coconuts. The central barangays are considered as the rice granary of the municipality and that of the province, being within the service coverage area of the Padada River Irrigation System. The eastern barangays are mostly cultivated into plantation crops such as coconuts, cacao, bananas, and lately mangoes as well as fishponds. In terms of land area, the biggest barangay is Hagonoy Crossing with 1,589 hectares while the smallest is Clib with only 151 hectares.
Jesus Dureza – Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, 2016-2018
Franco Magno Calida - Former Chief Superintendent, Philippine National Police and Former Metro District Commander, Philippine Constabulary
Conrado E. Laza - DENR Undersecretary (USEC) for Indigenous Peoples Affairs and Mindanao Environmental Priority Projects and retired Police Brigadier General
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January 06, 2023
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Hagonoy officially the Municipality of Hagonoy Cebuano Lungsod sa Hagonoy Tagalog Bayan ng Hagonoy is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur Philippines According to the 2020 census it has a population of 56 919 people 3 HagonoyMunicipalityMunicipality of HagonoyMunicipal HallSealMap of Davao del Sur with Hagonoy highlightedOpenStreetMapHagonoyLocation within the PhilippinesCoordinates 6 41 N 125 18 E 6 68 N 125 3 E 6 68 125 3 Coordinates 6 41 N 125 18 E 6 68 N 125 3 E 6 68 125 3CountryPhilippinesRegionDavao RegionProvinceDavao del SurDistrictLone districtFoundedMarch 8 1959Barangays21 see Barangays Government 1 TypeSangguniang Bayan MayorFranco M Calida Vice MayorVincent Alexes A Paden RepresentativeMercedes C Cagas Municipal CouncilMembers Dante C AznarLeonilo P JunsayRollen D ArinoRudy R AmodiaFritz Gerald B SurposaAngeles T Legaspi Jr Sheryll C GayudKyneth B Castillon Electorate35 827 voters 2022 Area 2 Total114 28 km2 44 12 sq mi Elevation27 m 89 ft Highest elevation133 m 436 ft Lowest elevation5 m 16 ft Population 2020 census 3 Total56 919 Density500 km2 1 300 sq mi Households14 634Economy Income class3rd municipal income class Poverty incidence14 13 2018 4 Revenue 185 158 073 43 2020 Assets 252 801 087 28 2020 Expenditure 162 156 181 46 2020 Liabilities 71 480 681 89 2020 Service provider ElectricityDavao del Sur Electric Cooperative DASURECO Time zoneUTC 8 PST ZIP code8006PSGC112404000IDD area code 63 0 82Native languagesDavawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog Ata ManoboWebsitewww wbr hagonoy wbr gov wbr ph Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 2 2 Barangays 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 Notable personalities 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Before its creation into a municipality Hagonoy was a sitio of barrio Digos municipality of Santa Cruz Then when the municipality of Padada was created on July 1 1949 Hagonoy was annexed as one of its barrios On May 28 1953 by virtue of Executive Order No 596 issued by President Elpidio V Quirino Hagonoy was separated from Padada and became a regular municipality Then in early 1970 s batch of Cebuanos came from Danao City particularly from Caputatan among them Nathaniel Capuyan and Loselo Capuno Sr who worked in the sugarcane plantations and settled in barangay Maliit Digos And from then on plenty of others who came from Caputatan Danao City followed and eventually found a place in a land owned by Alejandro Almendras Republic Act No 2094 which defined the boundaries of Hagonoy referred to its territory as comprising the barrios of Kibuaya Upper Sacub Lower Sacub Maliit Digos La Union Malabang Tulogan Malinao Guihing Pawa Hagonoy Balutakay Leling and Sinayawan and the sitios of Quezon and Polopolo 5 The first set of appointed municipal officials assumed office on July 5 of the same year Since its creation into a municipality to date two 2 appointed and seven 7 elected mayors guided the development and destiny of the town The appointed mayors were Antonio Go Pace Quirino Administration and Ramon Sacedon Magsaysay Administration The first elected Mayor was Gonzalo S Palamos Sr He served for one term 4 years Then was elected Board Member of Davao Province undivided for two consecutive terms 8 years Alfredo Salutillo then became mayor of Hagonoy for two consecutive terms Gonzalo S Palamos Sr was again elected mayor for his second term Bartolome G Hernandez Jr 1 term and extended by the proclamation of martial law Mayor Filomeno V Surposa was appointed as Officer In Charge under the Freedom Constitution after the famous EDSA Revolution and was elected into office during the election on January 17 1988 Mayor Manuel M Cabardo was elected in the 1992 elections but opted not to bid for reelection in 1995 which Mayor Filomeno V Surposa was elected back to office In the 1998 election Jose M Superales Sr won over Ex Mayor Filomeno V Surposa In the recently conducted election on May 14 2007 Ret Gen Franco Magno Calida won over Jose M Superales Sr in a local election and assume office on June 30 2007 Geography Edit Hagonoy fields The municipality of Hagonoy has a total land area of 114 28 square kilometers representing about three 3 percent of the total land area of the province of Davao del Sur Located on the north eastern coastal end of the Padada Valley Hagonoy lies on the belly of the seahorse like shaped province It is bounded on the north by Digos City the provincial capital Davao Gulf on the east the municipality of Matanao on the west the municipality of Kiblawan on the south west and the municipality of Padada on the south The seat of municipal government is located in Poblacion about 8 kilometers away from Digos City The boundaries of the municipality of Hagonoy Province of Davao del Sur on the North an imaginary line cutting the Digos Malalag Makar road at Km 311 running due West from the shoreline of Davao Gulf up to imaginary north south line with longitude 125 14 E then due South along the line to its intersection with an imaginary line running due shoreline of Davao Gulf cutting Digos Malalag Makar Road at Km 318 1 so that the territory of the said municipality shall include the barrios of Kibuaya Upper Sacub Lower Sacub Maliit Digos La Union Malabang Tologan Malinao Guihing Pawa Hagonoy Balutakay and Sinayawan and the sitios of Quezon and Polo polo Climate Edit Climate data for Hagonoy Davao del SurMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 30 86 30 86 31 88 32 90 31 88 30 86 29 84 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 87 Average low C F 23 73 23 73 23 73 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 23 73 24 74 Average precipitation mm inches 59 2 3 46 1 8 41 1 6 54 2 1 105 4 1 159 6 3 179 7 0 197 7 8 162 6 4 147 5 8 102 4 0 65 2 6 1 316 51 8 Average rainy days 12 3 11 7 12 2 14 5 22 6 25 6 26 6 27 5 25 5 26 0 21 2 16 0 241 7Source Meteoblue 6 Barangays Edit Hagonoy is politically subdivided into 21 barangays which are grouped into three 3 major districts the western or upland barangays central or rice producing barangays and the eastern or coastal barangays Mainly an agricultural community upland barangays are planted with corn sugarcane soybeans cotton and coconuts The central barangays are considered as the rice granary of the municipality and that of the province being within the service coverage area of the Padada River Irrigation System The eastern barangays are mostly cultivated into plantation crops such as coconuts cacao bananas and lately mangoes as well as fishponds In terms of land area the biggest barangay is Hagonoy Crossing with 1 589 hectares while the smallest is Clib with only 151 hectares Aplaya Balutakay Clib Guihing Hagonoy Crossing Kibuaya La Union Lanuro Lapulabao Leling Mahayahay Malabang Damsite Maliit Digos New Quezon Paligue Poblacion Sacub San Guillermo San Isidro Sinayawan TologanDemographics EditPopulation census of HagonoyYearPop p a 196020 434 197023 008 1 19 197526 054 2 52 198030 261 3 04 199039 005 2 57 199541 752 1 28 200043 871 1 07 200746 648 0 85 201049 107 1 89 201553 309 1 58 202056 919 1 30 Source Philippine Statistics Authority 7 8 9 10 Economy EditPoverty Incidence of Hagonoy Source Philippine Statistics Authority 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Notable personalities EditJesus Dureza Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process 2016 2018 Franco Magno Calida Former Chief Superintendent Philippine National Police and Former Metro District Commander Philippine Constabulary Conrado E Laza DENR Undersecretary USEC for Indigenous Peoples Affairs and Mindanao Environmental Priority Projects and retired Police Brigadier GeneralReferences Edit Municipality of Hagonoy DILG 2015 Census of Population Report No 3 Population Land Area and Population Density PDF Philippine Statistics Authority Quezon City Philippines August 2016 ISSN 0117 1453 Archived PDF from the original on May 25 2021 Retrieved July 16 2021 a b Census of Population 2020 Region XI Davao Region Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay PSA Retrieved 8 July 2021 PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates Philippine Statistics Authority 15 December 2021 Retrieved 22 January 2022 R A No 2094 An Act Defining the Boundaries of the Municipality of Hagonoy Province of Davao LawPH com Archived from the original on 2012 07 20 Retrieved 2011 04 13 Hagonoy Average Temperatures and Rainfall Meteoblue Retrieved 28 January 2020 Census of Population 2015 Region XI Davao Region Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay PSA Retrieved 20 June 2016 Census of Population and Housing 2010 Region XI Davao Region Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay NSO Retrieved 29 June 2016 Censuses of Population 1903 2007 Region XI Davao Region Table 1 Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province Highly Urbanized City 1903 to 2007 NSO Province of Davao del Sur Municipality Population Data Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division Retrieved 17 December 2016 Poverty incidence PI Philippine Statistics Authority Retrieved 28 December 2020 https psa gov ph sites default files NSCB LocalPovertyPhilippines 0 pdf publication date 29 November 2005 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files 2003 20SAE 20of 20poverty 20 28Full 20Report 29 1 pdf publication date 23 March 2009 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files 2006 20and 202009 20City 20and 20Municipal 20Level 20Poverty 20Estimates 0 1 pdf publication date 3 August 2012 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files 2012 20Municipal 20and 20City 20Level 20Poverty 20Estima7tes 20Publication 20 281 29 pdf publication date 31 May 2016 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files City 20and 20Municipal level 20Small 20Area 20Poverty 20Estimates 202009 2C 202012 20and 202015 0 xlsx publication date 10 July 2019 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates Philippine Statistics Authority 15 December 2021 Retrieved 22 January 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hagonoy Davao del Sur Hagonoy Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index Philippine Standard Geographic Code Philippine Census Information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hagonoy Davao del Sur amp oldid 1116003182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
